Track-scale test-car.



A., H. EMERY.

TRACK SCALE TEST GARA.

'ateuted Jan. 5, 19H3.

APELlCATlON FILED APR.B,1914.

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TRACK CUAL? VEST GAR.

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Patented Jan. 5, 12H5.

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. Ee it imorvn iiie i, Annen@ iianmoie Emmi) a citizen ofthe United Stees, i'esiding et Semford, in the county oiE Faireid and Siete of Connecieut, have iniened eerein newY and useui iniprovemens in I Track-Seele Teseleis? of which the following is e. speeiice'ion.

My inienion' relntes io e reiiiomi car, eelying snndeld Weights and. eppereius for iienciiing and pinning said Weights on 'une various seeions of the Sonie.

M3; invention is iiiusireiel, by fooi' 'iiguies onfwo sheee oi d renings, of Which- Fignie l shows e longitudinal section o the eel coneininf ne veivliis, iiuck, ete.,

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proiecied posicion of loe cieneliriclge +1 ne and the iioisiy eni also the truck. Wit-ii e. veigii'e thereon, in position onl the et eine end of lle car-Where they have been. nie-ced iig-,the crane. Fig. 2 shows en end 'vieiv die ne?, Weighsyrueli, crane and 'noie Wish the ser end-doofe iemoved. end *new of one oi the Standerci i" seele to shoiv'ine locating flown ievieee Fig. i is deinvention is inoie nliy described in ne oiiowing specification, which ine seine n io iie sel is i;ioaii ein of ordinary consiuoion nef-e slionn with one end cloned,

als eli; i'nifions figures refer he. l er the e en o secured io posie il Secure eniisee @ne nfeien beams Y,

crime-ln by the serez",7 i2, through nut 13 iestened to moved longiudinnlly OBB O oL ne inenting plugs and the seat the oiianneis 5, the screw l2 being escened through a suitabe thrust Beering to the end of the cer freine. This screw oonid be minted by gearing and hand-power, but piefeito drive it by an electiie motor le, tliough gears on the motor shaft and. screw. The hoist l runs in this cranelnidge, the wheels of the hoist running on the tracks 16 fastened to ne lower anges of the channel-beams 5.( This hoist is provided 'wien an electric motor for moving it along the crane-loiidge ende second motor for inising and lowering i: e lifting hook.

The Weight cariying truck i7 `ie provided. Wih a moto` 18 which rotates asllaft 19 provided With a Worm Working on a. Wormwneei connected by gea'ing to ne axles of one pair of the truck Wheeis, so tha the tfuclf can loe moved along ine track by an electric ein-rent transmitted to the moior lnough e flexible eeoe. The eieotrio p owei' is generated by a generato? 2G which may be oi any desired forni, such for instanee es :i kerosene, oil el' gasolene engine driving an eieetiic generato?.

2i ei'e locating pings which ere seieweli into eine iii-eek 3 and also into the tops of the weigiis These plugs have two functions; one of providing a quick method inenting ne n'eigii-s in position by the coni cai peri; of the plug catching the eonicei pe li of the sea :is ille Weight ioweied to position. Causing elle Weight to swing to a position such time the eyiinelricai part ol"- tlie ping eners ehe Cyiindricei portion of lie seat; tine otliei" function being that or" i olfiing' the weights from shifting as the cui? is lnnnped oi' jerked. This iattef function is sn'pleineniezi by the bois 28 which ieep weights from iifting oil tlieii Seats.

ns ngipm'ziiis isefl in the iiolioivinff menne?. "ihe cer is put in position with lips end doors near one end of the seele to esiefi. the end doofe opened, ine hold-imm lmis removed from ille weights and lw generator s-aied. Then the `sirene-biiil'fl is projected enen? ine ein* by ie motor hiougli Adie 'Sorenrv i2 and nut 13.

ine iii-iflge is nrojeciecl., the electric hoist Y un imo position over the U'nck which i ted emi Carried out of the Cei1 and IOWei'ed :ni-o i .ie ec: imei; les nai-e foin" paire primal@` levers and the truck slionld lie weighed when placed over' each pair. vThe Weight of the truck being known. the o ceiuacy of the ne ici-mbk. The truck then run onto ele-.ind weiffhed by the seele Most scale under this lamotint of load is deter mined. .Thetruck is then run back to the position shown and one or more Weights placed upon it and the scale tested with various loadsin a' similar manner.

Thetruck frame is provided With` locating plugs so the Weights can be exactly located thereon. easily. The upper faces of the `weights are also proyided with locating plugs so that the Weight can be easily and safely stacked. After the scale is tested, the weig ts and truck are replaeed in the car and bolted down, the crane-bri ge drawn in and the car closed for transpc tation.

I claim y p 1. A railroad track-scale test-car, com- Y prising a car adapted to travel on the track of Which'the scalev forms a part, Ways inA sa1d'car-for receiving and supporting standard Weights, and a crane-bridgev having means for raising and lowering the WeightsA and traversing said Weights on the cranebridge longitudinally of the car; said crane- Ibridge beingbodily adjustable in the direction of its length, from a position Within the car to a position Overhanging the track beyond the end of "the car.

2. A railroad `track-scale test-car, comprisng a car adapted to travel on the track of which the scale kforms a part, Ways in said car foi/ receiving and supporting standard weights, and a crane-bridge having a trolley-hoist 'running longitudinally thereon and operable for raising and lowering the weights. and traversing said Weights on the cranelnfidge longitudinally of the car in any andall'positions ofthe crane-bridge; said crane-bridge 'beingbodily adjustable in the direction of its length, from a position within rthe' oar to a position overhanging the' track beyond the and', of the car.

3. A railroad track-scale test-car, comprising a car adapted to travel on the track of which the-fscalmforms a part, Ways in said car for receiving and supporting standard weights, having positioning means" adapted to engage and release the Weightsby vertical movement of the weights, and ay crane-bridge having means for raising and lowering the Weights relatively to the posi` tioning means, and traversing said Weights on the crane-bridge lon 'tudinally of the car; said crane-bridge being bodily adjustable in the direction of its length, from a position within the car to a position overhanging the track beyond the end of -the ca-r. 4. A railroad track-scale test-car, comi prising a car adapted to travel on the trackl of which the scale forms a part,ways,in said car for receiving and supporting standard weights, having positioning means 'adapted to engage and release the weights by vertigaging with and releasing from the same by i vertical movement; said truck being constructed to be transferred by the raising and lowering means, from Within the'car to a positign upon the track vbeyond the end of thel car; said trucl being` adapted to receive and traverse the Weights over the scale.

The fore oing specification signed at Stamford, onnecticut,v this. 18 `day of March, 1914.

' ALBERT 'HAMILTON EMERY.

In presence o-- GEORGE R. Croon, DOROTHY J. Tunai'. 

